Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-09-15

0 his son-ih laws residence, and short
" after met Mr. Mills, of Texas, (chair-
man in cssc of the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the Fiftieth Congress, who
believes and says Mr.. Randall isn't a
sound Democrat, )and the Hon. William
L, Scott, alios the Erie Statesman, ad-
wiser. in ordinary to the President upon
Pennsylvania matters. This was the
condition of things "Wednesday MORN
ing. Since that time there have been
Conferences between the President ana
the Secretary of the Treasury Mr.. Mills
Mr.. Scott, and the two ex-Speakers.
There is a consensus Of opinion upon
the point that the President is formula
ting the financial part Of his message
and is trying to make the section rela-
ting to the tariff and surplus coincide,
with the views of the gentleman from
Texas, Mr.. Scott, and the ex Speakers
from kentucky and Pennsylvania.
The First Assistant Secretary OF State
has resigned, and the secret of the cause
of his resignation has just now leaked
out. lie was popular with every one
in the department messengers, clerks,
and all. 1t was said Of him that he
twas like an old Shoe lie fitted in
to his place, naturally, comfortably
and quietly. But there came demon
stration which proved to him that he
was the fifth wheel in the coach, so to
speak. During the absence Of Secreta-
~ Bayard-not an infrequent occur
ence-the duties of the Office fell upon
him and he essaycd to perform the same
but in that eHectually estopped by a
gentleman known to the world as Har-
nv Bryan, Secretary Bayard,s private
secretary. Mr.. Bryan is man of ex-
perience and possibly qualified to act
as chargfT affairs during the absence
of his immediate superior But Gov
ernor Porter took another view of the
case. He rather thought he should
hold the reins himself, and hence the
disagreement that led to his resignation.
Besides all this, he has had the misfor-
tune of illness in his family. His wife
as am informed, is a confirmed inva-
lid and does not care for, or enjoy, So
cial life in Washington. So Gov. Por-
ter, for personal and official reasons,
steps down and out, to the great regret
of many people who have business with
the Department of State. Meanwhile
Mr.. Chief Clerk Brown is disabled and
laid up with fractured collar bone,
and Second Assistant Secretary Adec
is running the Department, from the
elevator boy to engineer,in a manner tc
suit himself. And yet we wonder why
American diplomacy does not deploma'
tise.
The controversy which has gone on
! by fits and starts for some years between
the champions Of the English and Of
the American styles of journalism re-
spectlvely, has broken out afresh with
in a few months, and the old stock ar
guments have been rahed up and refur
blshed to do duty Tor the twentieth time
1t seems strange that SO few of the pol
emists have gone to the root of the mat
ter and considered between literature
and climate, for instance, would beal
a good deal of research; and it would
probably not be difficult, with the facts
all before us, to show that the English
newspaper is natural product of :
damp ard heavy atmosphere, which ii
the great cities bear always charge G
floating SCOT. The snap and freshness
of the average American climate, will
ITS abundance of sunshine, bring fortl
another fruit. OF course the process O
production in each case is through the
medium of the popular temperament
which among the English is rather Sc
rious and phlegmatic, while among
Americans the prevailing tone is bnoy
ant to corresponding degree. The
English newspaper could not make
living in our country; and the Amer
can newspaper has been proved, by
more than one experiment. a failure
after transplantation to British soil
The antagonistic conditions, therefore
should be considered in amy discussion
of the respective merits Of the two
schools of journalism.